Ryzen 9 7945HX Games 10% Faster Than Core i9-13950HX, According to AMD Benchmarks
AMD announced the availability of the latest Ryzen 7045 HX Series (Dragon Range) processors for performance gaming laptops. The chipmaker claims that the Ryzen 9 7945HX will deliver 10% higher gaming performance on average than Intel’s Core i9-13950HX (Raptor Lake).
This isn’t the first time AMD has compared its 5nm Dragon Range chiplet processors to Intel rivals. However, the previous comparison was questionable as the chipmaker used Intel’s older 12th Gen Alder Lake chips as a point of comparison instead of the latest 13th Gen Raptor Lake parts. This time around, AMD is pitching the Ryzen 9 7945HX against the Core i9-13950HX, so it’s an even fight.
But let’s not forget that the Core i9-13980HX is the flagship SKU in Intel’s mobile Raptor Lake lineup. There is a maximum turbo frequency difference of 100 MHz between the Core i9-13980HX and the Core i9-13950HX, the latter placing him at number two in the Raptor Lake HX series product stack. Still, the Core i9-13950HX is good compared to his Ryzen 9 7945HX and far better than the previous comparison AMD has thrown in the ring with the Core i9-12900HX (Alder Lake).
The Ryzen 9 7945HX was featured in an Asus Strix Scar G17 gaming laptop with 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 memory and a GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card. Meanwhile, the Core i9-13950HX had similar specs inside his Gigabyte Aorus 17X. Additionally, AMD ran a game test on Windows 11 at 1080p (1920×1080) resolution with 31 games at high settings. A normal level of caution is recommended when looking at vendor-supplied benchmarks.
Overall, the Ryzen 9 7945HX delivered 10% better gaming performance than the Core i9-13950HX. Analyzing the results, it’s clear that the Zen 4 chip didn’t dominate every title, and in some cases the performance difference was minimal. The best performance of the Ryzen 9 7945HX is rainbow six siege, which outperforms the Core i9-13950HX by 45%. The Zen 4 chip also showed its dominance Dirt 5, Civilization VI, cyberpunk 2077, and Warhammer: DOW III, It has a performance margin of 30% or more.
In four titles, the Ryzen 9 7945HX’s gaming performance was within 1% of the Core i9-13950HX. Raptor Lake chips, on the other hand, were fast. far cry 6 and red dead redemption 2, However, the performance difference was between 2% and 4%.
The specs can be misleading if consumers only look at core counts and clock speeds. For example, the Ryzen 9 7945HX has Zen 4 cores distributed in a 16 core, 32 thread configuration. The Core i9-13950HX on the other hand is impressive in theory as it has 24 cores. However, this is a hybrid chip. So only 8 of these cores are P cores and the rest are E cores. The Core i9-13950HX also boasts higher clock speeds. The Core i9-13950HX has a P core boost clock of 5.5 GHz while the Ryzen 9 7945HX has a boost clock of 5.4 GHz.
Power metrics are also essential for context. The Ryzen 9 7945HX has a configurable TDP (cTDP) from 55W to 75W. The Core i9-13950HX, on the other hand, has a PBP (Processor Base Power) of 55W, but the MTP (Max Turbo Power) is set at a whopping 157W. According to AMD’s benchmarks, the Ryzen 9 7945HX may offer 10% faster performance than the Core i9-13950HX, but with less power, the Ryzen 9 7945HX offers very power efficient performance. Be a chip and make laptop manufacturers happy.
Our review of laptops powered by AMD’s Dragon Range processors will go live this month as the chipmakers have already sent samples to reviewers. So it won’t be long before we can examine AMD’s gaming claims and see if AMD-powered systems are among the best gaming laptops.
